Stories from Tuesday, May 3, 2011

MOUND CITY -- Jayhawk-Linn swept Uniontown's softball team in a make-up doubleheader here Friday. The opening game went 12 innings before Jayhawk-Linn won 11-10. The Jayhawks went on to a 6-inning, run-rule victory in the second game 12-2. Jayhawk-Linn held a 3-0 lead after 2 innings of the opener and led 10-8 after six...

PITTSBURG -- Fort Scott High's track team won 4 events and 22 medals at the annual Girard Optimist Club Invitational, which was held at Pittsburg State's Carnie Smith Stadium this year due to renovations of Girard's track. Megan McDermed was the lone girls' event winner as she recorded a best throw of 125 feet, 5 1/2" inches in javelin, beating the runner-up by nearly 12 1/2 feet...

100 YEARS AGO (1911) The entire power plant of the Fort Scott Gas and Electric Company was destroyed by a fire which originated in the second story of the powerhouse at 9:30 last night. Van Hacket, a member of the fire department who went to work only yesterday morning, lost his life while fighting the flames, being caught and crushed under a falling wall. ...

Not much to report today. We have had a short week in the Capitol following the first adjournment recess -- mostly conference committees, some Senate Resolutions and passage of a few bills of the "cats and dogs" variety. We also adopted several conference committee reports...

Opal Irene McKee, 95, of Fort Scott, died Saturday morning, April 30, 2011, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. She was born Jan. 15, 1916, in Jackson County, W.Va., the daughter of Herman Carl and Mamie (Franklin) Alexander. She married Herschel Richard McKee in May of 1933 in West Virginia. He preceded her in death Dec. 8, 1983...

Henry Arthur Wilson, 66, of Mapleton, Kan., passed away Friday morning at the Mercy Health Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1945, in Willimantic, Conn., the son of Clarence Ernest and Eva Belle (Strickland) Wilson. He married Lillian Marlene Bartlett Oct. ...

Freddie Joe "Fritz" Thompson, 80, Kansas City, Mo., died early Monday, May 2, 2011, at his home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott.

Julie Carpenter and L.W. Beerbower of Fort Scott are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Savannah Lynn Beerbower, at 1:42 a.m. on April 29 at Mercy Health Center. Savannah weighed 6 pounds, 4 1/2 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Melissa Kay Maris, Pittsburg, Kan., and David Scott Carpenter, Coffeyville, Kan. Paternal grandparents are Donna K. Beerbower, Fort Scott, and the late Lowell Beerbower...

Tonya Louise Jones, 26, 103 Spruce, Redfield, Kan., was arrested by the Bourbon County Sheriff's Office on April 28 at 12:09 p.m. on two Bourbon County warrants and released the same day at 12:57 p.m. on a $650.60 bond. Deandre Daran Cornelius, 22, 1439 Ransom St., Fort Scott, was arrested by the Fort Scott Police Department on April 29 at 8:25 p.m. for driving while suspended and released the same day at 10:11 p.m. on a $271.50 bond...

Weather conditions have prevented vegetable garden planting, but my herb garden is certainly enjoying the cool weather. A couple of weeks ago, extension sponsored a program on herbs and spices, which inspired me to plant more herbs which I will use in cooking...

The Uniontown City-Wide Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 7 a.m. Relay for Life will be serving a biscuit and gravy breakfast, as well as having garage sale items at the Uniontown Community Building. The Uniontown Garden Club will be selling potted plants and flowers in front of Union State Bank. Their vast variety of plants and flowers sell out quickly, so come early...

The April Starlite Family and Consumer Education meeting was held April 21 in the Yeager Building on the Bourbon County Fairgrounds. Eleven members and three guests enjoyed the program "Seasoning with Herbs and Spices" presented by Kathy McEwan from Allen County. Herbs and spices have been used for centuries to season and flavor foods. Herbs were also used for medicinal purposes...

The April meeting of the Uniontown 4-H Club was called to order by president Reed Gleason. Seventeen members answered roll call by telling their "Favorite Rainy Day Activity." Drew George led the flag salute, and Chase Gleason led the 4-H Pledge. Caitlin Jackson, the club secretary, read the minutes from the March meeting. Chase Gleason gave the treasurer's report. Cole George gave the reporter's report...

Pittsburg State University has awarded scholarships to two local students for the 2011-2012 school year. Alison Demm of Fort Scott will receive the Scott Davis Scholarship. Demm plans to major in psychology and minor in math education. Demm's parents are Karen Demm of Fort Scott and the late Vincent Demm...

Representatives from the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Pittsburg State University will be in Fort Scott from 9 a.m.-noon, Thursday, May 19, for free, individual counseling sessions. The sessions will be held in the Greyhound Room of the Administration Building at Fort Scott Community College, 2108 S. Horton. Contact the KSBDC at PSU, (620) 235-4921, for future dates and times...

Two private Christian schools -- Fort Scott Christian Heights and Christian Learning Center -- will take their fifth- and sixth-grade classes to re-enact a full day of school in the 1890s. The event will take place at the Lincoln School on the Fort Scott Community College campus May 4...

USD 234 is already facing a probable loss of more than $400,000 in state funding next school year, and if enrollment continues to drop slightly, the district could lose additional funds. During their regular monthly meeting on Monday, the USD 234 Board of Education learned from Business Manager Tiffany Forester that the district could lose an additional $101,304 next year if enrollment numbers drop from the 1,886.5 figure used to plan this year's budget to the 1,859.7 number estimated for the 2011-12 school year.. ...

The killing the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America was a credit to the U.S. military but it has already sparked increased security levels around the country. A 30-year Air Force veteran, Ken Lyon, said if what he's heard in the media is correct, Sunday's assault by Navy SEALs and CIA paramilitary forces on the hideout of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, 31 miles northeast of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, was planned for some time...

By Michael Pommier The Fort Scott Tribune Bourbon County Commissioners are considering having a feasibility study done regarding the construction of a new jail. Thomas "Artie" Lucas, of Goldberg, Sullivan, McCrerey Architects and Planners Inc., addressed the panel Monday morning to discuss the possibility of completing a feasibility study to investigate the best ways to solve the county's overcrowding problem. ...

The start times for the games at the Sub-Regional tournament were changed between the time of original publication and Wednesday afternoon. This version lists the correct times.